Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Gambia
Gambia: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) was 727.70 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Gambia, 1978–2021
Source: World Bank national accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 727.70 million current US$ for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2021. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 52.0% on the previous year and up 721.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Gambia peaked at 727.70 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, -28.09 million current US$, in 1996.
That places Gambia 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 6.54 million current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 23.58 million current US$ | +260.5% |
| 1980 | 39.43 million current US$ | +67.2% |
| 1981 | 53.14 million current US$ | +34.8% |
| 1982 | 42.92 million current US$ | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 21.43 million current US$ | -50.1% |
| 1984 | 21.52 million current US$ | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 51.65 million current US$ | +140.0% |
| 1986 | 54.49 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 93.32 million current US$ | +71.3% |
| 1988 | 80.31 million current US$ | -13.9% |
| 1989 | 49.60 million current US$ | -38.2% |
| 1990 | 69.29 million current US$ | +39.7% |
| 1991 | 60.41 million current US$ | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 83.59 million current US$ | +38.4% |
| 1993 | -1.19 million current US$ | -101.4% |
| 1994 | -17.46 million current US$ | +1362.0% |
| 1995 | 74.30 million current US$ | -525.5% |
| 1996 | -28.09 million current US$ | -137.8% |
| 1997 | 60.59 million current US$ | -315.7% |
| 2003 | 47.70 million current US$ | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 58.19 million current US$ | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 36.81 million current US$ | -36.7% |
| 2006 | 123.83 million current US$ | +236.4% |
| 2007 | 118.39 million current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 5.02 million current US$ | -95.8% |
| 2009 | 76.97 million current US$ | +1434.0% |
| 2010 | -5.45 million current US$ | -107.1% |
| 2011 | 88.62 million current US$ | -1725.8% |
| 2012 | 222.47 million current US$ | +151.0% |
| 2013 | 76.87 million current US$ | -65.4% |
| 2014 | 140.28 million current US$ | +82.5% |
| 2015 | 260.37 million current US$ | +85.6% |
| 2016 | 295.62 million current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 281.17 million current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 261.90 million current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 325.61 million current US$ | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 478.85 million current US$ | +47.1% |
| 2021 | 727.70 million current US$ | +52.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 727.70 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.75 billion current US$, 42% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 727.70 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.33 billion current US$, 31% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1725.8% | -5.45 million current US$ | 88.62 million current US$ |
| 2009 | +1434.0% | 5.02 million current US$ | 76.97 million current US$ |
| 1994 | -1362.0% | -1.19 million current US$ | -17.46 million current US$ |
| 1995 | +525.5% | -17.46 million current US$ | 74.30 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.06 million current US$ | 6.54 million current US$ | 23.58 million current US$ | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.78 million current US$ | 21.43 million current US$ | 93.32 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.68 million current US$ | -28.09 million current US$ | 83.59 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2000s | 66.70 million current US$ | 5.02 million current US$ | 123.83 million current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 194.74 million current US$ | -5.45 million current US$ | 325.61 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 603.27 million current US$ | 478.85 million current US$ | 727.70 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 50.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0378 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 34.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 43.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0276 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 25.35 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0279 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Gambia?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Gambia was 727.70 million current US$ in 2021, according to World Bank national accounts data files.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 727.70 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.09 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Gambia rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Gambia ranks 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 721.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data files, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.